Engineering Co-Op Student

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Covina, CA

About The Position

The Engineering Co-op (College Student) position at CHI provides an opportunity over a 12-month period to evaluate engineering talent and capability, with the possibility of hiring the co-op as a full-time engineer after graduation if the employee performs well and an opening is available. The program is intended to provide meaningful engineering experience in various facets of manufacturing aerospace composite parts. The co-op supports project engineers and managers with data collection, analysis, manufacturing processes, and engineering documentation. The role includes hands-on learning of composite part production operations under the guidance of lead operators, VSLs, and manufacturing engineers. Employees may periodically perform duties outside their job description, and all CHI employees are expected to assist where needed to support production and customer commitments.

Requirements

Be able to work a minimum of 6 months equivalent over a 12-month period or part-time at 20 or more hours per week, totaling 800 hours per calendar year.
Have a high interest in learning about aerospace part manufacturing.
Be able to perform multiple tasks while maintaining focus.
Be proficient in recording and plotting data for engineering analysis.
Have good verbal and written communication skills.
Be a team player.
Be trained and able to handle hazardous waste.
Be enrolled in an accredited residential college; online universities do not qualify.
Provide proof of U.S. person status.
Have completed a minimum of two years at an accredited university and be actively pursuing at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Responsibilities

Assist project engineers with data collection and analysis under their direction.
Assist with tasks assigned by the manager related to CHI’s data collection system.
Learn basic materials and processing for composite parts selected by the manager and/or project engineer.
Understand assigned master work instructions and learn composite layup, bagging, curing, machining, and assembly operations with operators and manufacturing engineers.
Perform hands-on work under the guidance of lead operators, VSLs, and manufacturing engineers.
Review customer documents and specifications to become familiar with typical aerospace requirements.
Discuss process improvements with project engineers and begin suggesting improvements based on learned CHI experiences.
Develop an understanding of design of experiments, monitor trials, and assess data.
Assist in writing standard operating procedures and other engineering documents.
Assist where needed to support production in meeting customer commitments.